July 15, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – In honor of Allen Whear Works from Linda Caitlin Smith, Haydn, Sirmen, J.S. Bach, and Mozart Works for a String QuartetThe concert features pieces that mirror and reflect one another, from Bach’s Contrapunctus No. 6 to quartets by Haydn, Sirmen, and Mozart. Each work echoes elements of the others, highlighting the interconnectedness of these composers and […]
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July 15, 2025 @ 6:45 pm – 7:05 pm – Enjoy pre-concert music performed by the Festival’s Tower Brass on the Sunset Center Terrace before the evening’s Main Concert. Program GWYNETH WALKER Fanfare Among Friends JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Contrapunctus 5 from The Art of Fugue 5. Contrapunctus 5 ZHOU TIAN Morning Call for Brass KESSEL Sonata . . . Join the Carmel Bach Festival for its 88th season—Dialogues—running July 12-26, […]
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July 15, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:15 pm – Musica Maestrale makes their SoHIP debut with a program of music highlighting the charming courtly songs of 17th-century France. Dating from the reigns of the French kings Louis XIII (“the Just”) and XIV (“the Sun King”), these pieces were primarily meant for private consumption by the nobility, and they display a tender, intimate side of […]
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July 15, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Mozart – Solemn Vespers for A Confessor, Mozart – Requiem, and Peteris Vasks’ Dona nobis pacem (Grant Us Peace) This program opens with Mozart’s Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339, a luminous work written for the Salzburg Cathedral. These vespers showcase Mozart’s mastery of combining choral and orchestral textures— featuring moments of grandeur balanced by intimate, lyrical exchanges. Following […]
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July 16, 2025 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Works from J.S. Bach/Weiss, Robert de Visée, Silvius Leopold Weiss, and Bernhard Joachim Hagen Works for Lute, Piano, and ViolinThe pieces featured in this program celebrate Lute Baroque music. Lute music is special for its intricate counterpoint and expressive melodies, creating a rich sound that highlights the lute’s unique ability to blend harmony and […]
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